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Microclimates in Central Appalachia Will Respond to Global Climate Change in Very Local Ways

Central Appalachian forests have been experiencing the effects of a changing climate for decades, and effects such as more heavy rainfall events, more drought, and more hot days are likely to continue, according to a new vulnerability assessment for the region by the U.S. Forest Service and many partners.

6 Apr 2015

Nationwide Sodsaver Needed to Protect Remaining Native Ecosystems

Clearing grasslands to make way for biofuels may seem counterproductive, but University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers show in a study today (April 2, 2015) that crops, including the corn and soy commonly used for biofuels, expanded onto 7 million acres of new land in the U.S. over a recent four-year period, replacing millions of acres of grasslands.

6 Apr 2015

Essential Biodiversity Variables Used to Analyse Gaps Between Policy Objectives and Available Data

Reporting under policy instruments to inform on the trends in biodiversity requires information from a range of different elements of biodiversity, from genetically viable populations to the structure of ecosystems. A new research looks into the Essential Biodiversity Variables as an analytic framework to identify ways in which gaps between biodiversity data and policy reporting needs could be bridged. The study was published in the Journal of Applied Ecology.

6 Apr 2015

Oxygen Depletion, Hydrogen Sulphide Poisoning of the Ocean May Have Contributed to End-Triassic Mass Extinction

Changes in the biochemical balance of the ocean were a crucial factor in the end-Triassic mass extinction, during which half of all plant, animal and marine life on Earth perished, according to new research involving the University of Southampton.

3 Apr 2015

Rapid Agricultural Expansion Could Cause Rapid Further Losses of Biodiversity

Humanity’s use of land for agricultural production has come at a cost to local ecosystems worldwide, but some of the damage can be reversed, according to a major collaborative research project from the Natural History Museum, United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), and British universities.

2 Apr 2015

Activity Levels of Lizards are Less Constrained by Warming Temperatures

Spring is here and ectotherms, or animals dependent on external sources to raise their body temperature, are becoming more active. Recent studies have shown that as the average global temperature increases, some lizards may spend more time in the shade and less time eating and reproducing, which could endanger many species.

2 Apr 2015

Marine Ecosystems Can Take Thousands of Years to Recover from Climate-Related Upheavals

A 30-foot-long core sample of Pacific Ocean seafloor is changing what we know about ocean resiliency in the face of rapidly changing climate. A new study reports that marine ecosystems can take thousands, rather than hundreds, of years to recover from climate-related upheavals.

31 Mar 2015

Natural, Anthropogenic Disturbances Can Reduce Resistance of Ecosystems to Changing Climatic Conditions

Undisturbed ecosystems can be resistant to changing climatic conditions, but this resistance is reduced when ecosystems are subject to natural or anthropogenic disturbances. Plants are particularly sensitive to climatic changes in early life stages and even small climatic changes can cause vegetation shifts when ecosystems are disturbed by fires, insect outbreaks or other disturbances.

30 Mar 2015

Ecosystem Services Provided By Different Wetland Types Not Being Considered in Wetland Restoration

Most efforts to protect and restore wetlands mistakenly focus on preserving only total wetland area, with no consideration of ecosystem services provided by different wetland types, according to a new study from the University of Waterloo.

25 Mar 2015

Climate Change Adaptation Measures Could Further Threaten Local and Global Ecosystems

Adapting to climate change could have profound environmental repercussions, according to a new study from the University of East Anglia.

23 Mar 2015

Ecosystems News

Microclimates in Central Appalachia Will Respond to Global Climate Change in Very Local Ways

Nationwide Sodsaver Needed to Protect Remaining Native Ecosystems

Essential Biodiversity Variables Used to Analyse Gaps Between Policy Objectives and Available Data

Oxygen Depletion, Hydrogen Sulphide Poisoning of the Ocean May Have Contributed to End-Triassic Mass Extinction

Rapid Agricultural Expansion Could Cause Rapid Further Losses of Biodiversity

Activity Levels of Lizards are Less Constrained by Warming Temperatures

Marine Ecosystems Can Take Thousands of Years to Recover from Climate-Related Upheavals

Natural, Anthropogenic Disturbances Can Reduce Resistance of Ecosystems to Changing Climatic Conditions

Ecosystem Services Provided By Different Wetland Types Not Being Considered in Wetland Restoration

Climate Change Adaptation Measures Could Further Threaten Local and Global Ecosystems

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